A day after shots were fired in the parking lot of the Kansas City Zoo during one of its free-admission days, visitors at the zoo said they hope to figure out a way to still provide some free access to the zoo, but to make it safer.

Wistoff said he's already thinking about an alternative approach for the zoo's next free day promotion, which is currently scheduled for late June.

"Hopefully we won't have to postpone it or move it," he said. "We're just working toward a fix."

He said he wanted to continue to provide opportunities for people to see the zoo for free, but he said Tuesday that the zoo's design makes it tougher to handle large crowds.

"There's been a number of options thrown out there," Schulte said. "We're going to tear it apart and look at it."

In addition to the late June date, free-admission days are also scheduled in mid-July and early August.

KMBC viewers suggested alternatives to open admission dates, including letting taxpayers reserve dates for free admissions, giving out vouchers that could be used anytime or separating the free dates for Jackson and Clay counties.